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Russian Army Hit Kharkiv with 15 Drones - Kharkiv

Russian army hit Kharkiv with 15 drones, eight injured, 2 children, two industrial buildings caught fire as a result of the strikes, more than 10 private sector houses were damaged nearby, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov reported.The victims are 48- and 40-year-old women and a 9-month-old boy. Also, a whole family suffered an acute stress reaction: a 51-year-old woman, a 53-year-old man, a 16-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov reported.Acute stress reaction due to strikes on Kharkiv was diagnosed in eight peopleBohdan Gladkikh, director of the city's emergency department, on the consequences of the Russian attack: 15 Russian strikes hit two enterprises that produced sleds and polypropylene, a fire broke out with a total area of 1,500 square meters, it is being extinguished Kharkiv, Ukraine on April 2, 2025. Photo by Titov Yevhen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Russian Army Hit Kharkiv with 15 Drones - Kharkiv

Russian army hit Kharkiv with 15 drones, eight injured, 2 children, two industrial buildings caught fire as a result of the strikes, more than 10 private sector houses were damaged nearby, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov reported.The victims are 48- and 40-year-old women and a 9-month-old boy. Also, a whole family suffered an acute stress reaction: a 51-year-old woman, a 53-year-old man, a 16-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov reported.Acute stress reaction due to strikes on Kharkiv was diagnosed in eight peopleBohdan Gladkikh, director of the city's emergency department, on the consequences of the Russian attack: 15 Russian strikes hit two enterprises that produced sleds and polypropylene, a fire broke out with a total area of 1,500 square meters, it is being extinguished Kharkiv, Ukraine on April 2, 2025. Photo by Titov Yevhen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Russian Army Hit Kharkiv with 15 Drones - Kharkiv

Russian army hit Kharkiv with 15 drones, eight injured, 2 children, two industrial buildings caught fire as a result of the strikes, more than 10 private sector houses were damaged nearby, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov reported.The victims are 48- and 40-year-old women and a 9-month-old boy. Also, a whole family suffered an acute stress reaction: a 51-year-old woman, a 53-year-old man, a 16-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov reported.Acute stress reaction due to strikes on Kharkiv was diagnosed in eight peopleBohdan Gladkikh, director of the city's emergency department, on the consequences of the Russian attack: 15 Russian strikes hit two enterprises that produced sleds and polypropylene, a fire broke out with a total area of 1,500 square meters, it is being extinguished Kharkiv, Ukraine on April 2, 2025. Photo by Titov Yevhen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Russian Army Hit Kharkiv with 15 Drones - Kharkiv

Russian army hit Kharkiv with 15 drones, eight injured, 2 children, two industrial buildings caught fire as a result of the strikes, more than 10 private sector houses were damaged nearby, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov reported.The victims are 48- and 40-year-old women and a 9-month-old boy. Also, a whole family suffered an acute stress reaction: a 51-year-old woman, a 53-year-old man, a 16-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov reported.Acute stress reaction due to strikes on Kharkiv was diagnosed in eight peopleBohdan Gladkikh, director of the city's emergency department, on the consequences of the Russian attack: 15 Russian strikes hit two enterprises that produced sleds and polypropylene, a fire broke out with a total area of 1,500 square meters, it is being extinguished Kharkiv, Ukraine on April 2, 2025. Photo by Titov Yevhen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Russian Army Hit Kharkiv with 15 Drones - Kharkiv

Russian army hit Kharkiv with 15 drones, eight injured, 2 children, two industrial buildings caught fire as a result of the strikes, more than 10 private sector houses were damaged nearby, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov reported.The victims are 48- and 40-year-old women and a 9-month-old boy. Also, a whole family suffered an acute stress reaction: a 51-year-old woman, a 53-year-old man, a 16-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov reported.Acute stress reaction due to strikes on Kharkiv was diagnosed in eight peopleBohdan Gladkikh, director of the city's emergency department, on the consequences of the Russian attack: 15 Russian strikes hit two enterprises that produced sleds and polypropylene, a fire broke out with a total area of 1,500 square meters, it is being extinguished Kharkiv, Ukraine on April 2, 2025. Photo by Titov Yevhen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Russian Army Hit Kharkiv with 15 Drones - Kharkiv

Russian army hit Kharkiv with 15 drones, eight injured, 2 children, two industrial buildings caught fire as a result of the strikes, more than 10 private sector houses were damaged nearby, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov reported.The victims are 48- and 40-year-old women and a 9-month-old boy. Also, a whole family suffered an acute stress reaction: a 51-year-old woman, a 53-year-old man, a 16-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov reported.Acute stress reaction due to strikes on Kharkiv was diagnosed in eight peopleBohdan Gladkikh, director of the city's emergency department, on the consequences of the Russian attack: 15 Russian strikes hit two enterprises that produced sleds and polypropylene, a fire broke out with a total area of 1,500 square meters, it is being extinguished Kharkiv, Ukraine on April 2, 2025. Photo by Titov Yevhen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Russian Army Hit Kharkiv with 15 Drones - Kharkiv

Russian army hit Kharkiv with 15 drones, eight injured, 2 children, two industrial buildings caught fire as a result of the strikes, more than 10 private sector houses were damaged nearby, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov reported.The victims are 48- and 40-year-old women and a 9-month-old boy. Also, a whole family suffered an acute stress reaction: a 51-year-old woman, a 53-year-old man, a 16-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov reported.Acute stress reaction due to strikes on Kharkiv was diagnosed in eight peopleBohdan Gladkikh, director of the city's emergency department, on the consequences of the Russian attack: 15 Russian strikes hit two enterprises that produced sleds and polypropylene, a fire broke out with a total area of 1,500 square meters, it is being extinguished Kharkiv, Ukraine on April 2, 2025. Photo by Titov Yevhen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Russian Army Hit Kharkiv with 15 Drones - Kharkiv

Russian army hit Kharkiv with 15 drones, eight injured, 2 children, two industrial buildings caught fire as a result of the strikes, more than 10 private sector houses were damaged nearby, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov reported.The victims are 48- and 40-year-old women and a 9-month-old boy. Also, a whole family suffered an acute stress reaction: a 51-year-old woman, a 53-year-old man, a 16-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov reported.Acute stress reaction due to strikes on Kharkiv was diagnosed in eight peopleBohdan Gladkikh, director of the city's emergency department, on the consequences of the Russian attack: 15 Russian strikes hit two enterprises that produced sleds and polypropylene, a fire broke out with a total area of 1,500 square meters, it is being extinguished Kharkiv, Ukraine on April 2, 2025. Photo by Titov Yevhen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Russian Army Hit Kharkiv with 15 Drones - Kharkiv

Russian army hit Kharkiv with 15 drones, eight injured, 2 children, two industrial buildings caught fire as a result of the strikes, more than 10 private sector houses were damaged nearby, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov reported.The victims are 48- and 40-year-old women and a 9-month-old boy. Also, a whole family suffered an acute stress reaction: a 51-year-old woman, a 53-year-old man, a 16-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov reported.Acute stress reaction due to strikes on Kharkiv was diagnosed in eight peopleBohdan Gladkikh, director of the city's emergency department, on the consequences of the Russian attack: 15 Russian strikes hit two enterprises that produced sleds and polypropylene, a fire broke out with a total area of 1,500 square meters, it is being extinguished Kharkiv, Ukraine on April 2, 2025. Photo by Titov Yevhen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Russian Army Hit Kharkiv with 15 Drones - Kharkiv

Russian army hit Kharkiv with 15 drones, eight injured, 2 children, two industrial buildings caught fire as a result of the strikes, more than 10 private sector houses were damaged nearby, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov reported.The victims are 48- and 40-year-old women and a 9-month-old boy. Also, a whole family suffered an acute stress reaction: a 51-year-old woman, a 53-year-old man, a 16-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov reported.Acute stress reaction due to strikes on Kharkiv was diagnosed in eight peopleBohdan Gladkikh, director of the city's emergency department, on the consequences of the Russian attack: 15 Russian strikes hit two enterprises that produced sleds and polypropylene, a fire broke out with a total area of 1,500 square meters, it is being extinguished Kharkiv, Ukraine on April 2, 2025. Photo by Titov Yevhen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Russian Army Hit Kharkiv with 15 Drones - Kharkiv

Russian army hit Kharkiv with 15 drones, eight injured, 2 children, two industrial buildings caught fire as a result of the strikes, more than 10 private sector houses were damaged nearby, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov reported.The victims are 48- and 40-year-old women and a 9-month-old boy. Also, a whole family suffered an acute stress reaction: a 51-year-old woman, a 53-year-old man, a 16-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov reported.Acute stress reaction due to strikes on Kharkiv was diagnosed in eight peopleBohdan Gladkikh, director of the city's emergency department, on the consequences of the Russian attack: 15 Russian strikes hit two enterprises that produced sleds and polypropylene, a fire broke out with a total area of 1,500 square meters, it is being extinguished Kharkiv, Ukraine on April 2, 2025. Photo by Titov Yevhen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Russian Army Hit Kharkiv with 15 Drones - Kharkiv

Russian army hit Kharkiv with 15 drones, eight injured, 2 children, two industrial buildings caught fire as a result of the strikes, more than 10 private sector houses were damaged nearby, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov reported.The victims are 48- and 40-year-old women and a 9-month-old boy. Also, a whole family suffered an acute stress reaction: a 51-year-old woman, a 53-year-old man, a 16-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov reported.Acute stress reaction due to strikes on Kharkiv was diagnosed in eight peopleBohdan Gladkikh, director of the city's emergency department, on the consequences of the Russian attack: 15 Russian strikes hit two enterprises that produced sleds and polypropylene, a fire broke out with a total area of 1,500 square meters, it is being extinguished Kharkiv, Ukraine on April 2, 2025. Photo by Titov Yevhen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Russian Army Hit Kharkiv with 15 Drones - Kharkiv

Russian army hit Kharkiv with 15 drones, eight injured, 2 children, two industrial buildings caught fire as a result of the strikes, more than 10 private sector houses were damaged nearby, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov reported.The victims are 48- and 40-year-old women and a 9-month-old boy. Also, a whole family suffered an acute stress reaction: a 51-year-old woman, a 53-year-old man, a 16-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov reported.Acute stress reaction due to strikes on Kharkiv was diagnosed in eight peopleBohdan Gladkikh, director of the city's emergency department, on the consequences of the Russian attack: 15 Russian strikes hit two enterprises that produced sleds and polypropylene, a fire broke out with a total area of 1,500 square meters, it is being extinguished Kharkiv, Ukraine on April 2, 2025. Photo by Titov Yevhen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Russian Army Hit Kharkiv with 15 Drones - Kharkiv

Russian army hit Kharkiv with 15 drones, eight injured, 2 children, two industrial buildings caught fire as a result of the strikes, more than 10 private sector houses were damaged nearby, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov reported.The victims are 48- and 40-year-old women and a 9-month-old boy. Also, a whole family suffered an acute stress reaction: a 51-year-old woman, a 53-year-old man, a 16-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov reported.Acute stress reaction due to strikes on Kharkiv was diagnosed in eight peopleBohdan Gladkikh, director of the city's emergency department, on the consequences of the Russian attack: 15 Russian strikes hit two enterprises that produced sleds and polypropylene, a fire broke out with a total area of 1,500 square meters, it is being extinguished Kharkiv, Ukraine on April 2, 2025. Photo by Titov Yevhen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Russian Army Hit Kharkiv with 15 Drones - Kharkiv

Russian army hit Kharkiv with 15 drones, eight injured, 2 children, two industrial buildings caught fire as a result of the strikes, more than 10 private sector houses were damaged nearby, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov reported.The victims are 48- and 40-year-old women and a 9-month-old boy. Also, a whole family suffered an acute stress reaction: a 51-year-old woman, a 53-year-old man, a 16-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov reported.Acute stress reaction due to strikes on Kharkiv was diagnosed in eight peopleBohdan Gladkikh, director of the city's emergency department, on the consequences of the Russian attack: 15 Russian strikes hit two enterprises that produced sleds and polypropylene, a fire broke out with a total area of 1,500 square meters, it is being extinguished Kharkiv, Ukraine on April 2, 2025. Photo by Titov Yevhen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Russian Army Hit Kharkiv with 15 Drones - Kharkiv

Russian army hit Kharkiv with 15 drones, eight injured, 2 children, two industrial buildings caught fire as a result of the strikes, more than 10 private sector houses were damaged nearby, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov reported.The victims are 48- and 40-year-old women and a 9-month-old boy. Also, a whole family suffered an acute stress reaction: a 51-year-old woman, a 53-year-old man, a 16-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov reported.Acute stress reaction due to strikes on Kharkiv was diagnosed in eight peopleBohdan Gladkikh, director of the city's emergency department, on the consequences of the Russian attack: 15 Russian strikes hit two enterprises that produced sleds and polypropylene, a fire broke out with a total area of 1,500 square meters, it is being extinguished Kharkiv, Ukraine on April 2, 2025. Photo by Titov Yevhen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Russian Army Hit Kharkiv with 15 Drones - Kharkiv

Russian army hit Kharkiv with 15 drones, eight injured, 2 children, two industrial buildings caught fire as a result of the strikes, more than 10 private sector houses were damaged nearby, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov reported.The victims are 48- and 40-year-old women and a 9-month-old boy. Also, a whole family suffered an acute stress reaction: a 51-year-old woman, a 53-year-old man, a 16-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov reported.Acute stress reaction due to strikes on Kharkiv was diagnosed in eight peopleBohdan Gladkikh, director of the city's emergency department, on the consequences of the Russian attack: 15 Russian strikes hit two enterprises that produced sleds and polypropylene, a fire broke out with a total area of 1,500 square meters, it is being extinguished Kharkiv, Ukraine on April 2, 2025. Photo by Titov Yevhen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Russian Army Hit Kharkiv with 15 Drones - Kharkiv

Russian army hit Kharkiv with 15 drones, eight injured, 2 children, two industrial buildings caught fire as a result of the strikes, more than 10 private sector houses were damaged nearby, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov reported.The victims are 48- and 40-year-old women and a 9-month-old boy. Also, a whole family suffered an acute stress reaction: a 51-year-old woman, a 53-year-old man, a 16-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy, the head of the regional administration Oleg Synegubov reported.Acute stress reaction due to strikes on Kharkiv was diagnosed in eight peopleBohdan Gladkikh, director of the city's emergency department, on the consequences of the Russian attack: 15 Russian strikes hit two enterprises that produced sleds and polypropylene, a fire broke out with a total area of 1,500 square meters, it is being extinguished Kharkiv, Ukraine on April 2, 2025. Photo by Titov Yevhen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Strong tornado kills 5, injures 33 in China's Guangzhou

STORY: Strong tornado kills 5, injures 33 in China's Guangzhou SHOOTING TIME: April 27, 2024 DATELINE: April 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: WEATHER SHOTLIST: 1. various of tornado hitting Guangzhou STORYLINE: Five people were killed and 33 others injured by a strong tornado that hit Guangzhou, the capital city of south China's Guangdong Province, Saturday afternoon, local authorities said. The tornado hit Zhongluotan Town in the city's Baiyun District at approximately 3 p.m., while the weather station in Liangtian Village, roughly 2.8 kilometers from the tornado's point of occurrence, registered a maximum wind gust of 20.6 meters per second. Experts say the tornado was caused by multiple meteorological factors, including the increasing intensity of warm and moist stream from the southwest of the South China Sea, warm and humid near-ground air and low-level jet over the preceding period. Rescuers from the city's emergency management, weather, fire, waterworks and health de

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Heavy casualties caused in Moscow terrorist attack

STORY: Heavy casualties caused in Moscow terrorist attack SHOOTING TIME: March 23, 2024 DATELINE: March 23, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:53 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): MENG JING, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the Crocus City Hall during night 3. various of the rescue (Source: EMERCOM/Sledkom) 4. various of Putin delivering a televised address (Source: Kremlin) 5. various of Russian people mourning those killed in the attacks (Source: TASS) STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): MENG JING, Xinhua correspondent "We are here in the northwestern suburb of Moscow. A shooting event took place here Friday night, in the Crocus City Hall behind me, at the concert venue. Heavy casualties have been caused by a shooting incident and a subsequent fire in Moscow on Friday. The terrorist attack occurred before a concert at the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, a suburb of Moscow. The fire affected an area of about 13,000 square meters. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday all four

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Mongolia's water consumption up 6.4 pct in 2023

STORY: Mongolia's water consumption up 6.4 pct in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: Archives DATELINE: March 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of lakes in Mongolia 2. various of water consumption STORYLINE: Mongolia's water consumption stood at 645.1 million cubic meters in 2023, up by 6.4 percent from the previous year, the country's Water Authority said Friday. Agriculture and mining sectors consumed the most in 2023, accounting for 41.2 and 32.3 percent of the total respectively, the agency said in a statement on the occasion of the World Water Day which falls on Friday. Meanwhile, 13.6 percent of the water was used for household purposes, it said. As of 2022, nearly 77 percent of the country's total territory has been affected by desertification and land degradation, and more than 360 rivers, streams, lakes and springs in the country have dried up, according to the country's Ministry of Environment and Tourism. Xinhua News Agency correspondents report

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China's self-developed 18 MW offshore direct-drive wind turbine rolls off production line

STORY: China's self-developed 18 MW offshore direct-drive wind turbine rolls off production line SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 10, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Dongfang Electric Wind Power Co., Ltd. 2. various of the 18 MW offshore direct-drive wind turbine 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU SHIHONG, Deputy general manager and chief engineer of Dongfang Electric Wind Power Co., Ltd. 4. various of the Dongfang Electric Wind Power Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: An 18 MW offshore direct-drive wind turbine, with independent intellectual property rights owned by China, has recently rolled off the production line in east China's Fujian Province. The giant wind turbine can sweep an area of 53,000 square meters, equivalent to 7.5 standard soccer fields. It generates 38 kWh of electricity from just one rotation and produces 72 million kWh of clean electricity annually, meeting the annual demand of 40,000 households. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU SHIHONG, Dep

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The Emblematic T17 Tour Of Orleans Has Been Demolished

Building of 17 floors and 61 meters high, emblematic of the district for 53 years, also called T17 before its lightning strike. Orléans-La-Source, Loiret, France, on October 29, 2023. It had been uninhabited for two years, the last of its tenants left in May 2021. Photo by Pascal Avenet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Emblematic T17 Tour Of Orleans Has Been Demolished

Building of 17 floors and 61 meters high, emblematic of the district for 53 years, also called T17 before its lightning strike. Orléans-La-Source, Loiret, France, on October 29, 2023. It had been uninhabited for two years, the last of its tenants left in May 2021. Photo by Pascal Avenet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Emblematic T17 Tour Of Orleans Has Been Demolished

Building of 17 floors and 61 meters high, emblematic of the district for 53 years, also called T17 before its lightning strike. Orléans-La-Source, Loiret, France, on October 29, 2023. It had been uninhabited for two years, the last of its tenants left in May 2021. Photo by Pascal Avenet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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1st China-proposed BRI project in the Caribbean draws foreign investment

STORY: 1st China-proposed BRI project in the Caribbean draws foreign investment DATELINE: Oct. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Port of Spain CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Trinidad and Tobago Phoenix Park Industrial Estate 2. SOUNDBITE (English): DANIEL DUNCAN, Vice president of Trinidad and Tobago's Evolving Technologies and Enterprise Development Co. Ltd 3. various of workers working in the Trinidad and Tobago Phoenix Park Industrial Estate STORYLINE: An industrial park in Trinidad and Tobago continues to attract local and foreign investment after becoming the Caribbean's first project under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative. Designed and built by a Chinese company, the Trinidad and Tobago Phoenix Park Industrial Estate covers an area of about 580,000 square meters and is equipped with state-of-the-art technologies such as artificial intelligence tools. SOUNDBITE (English): DANIEL DUNCAN, Vice president of Trinidad and Tobago's Evolving Technologies and Enterprise Developme

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Chinese scientists establish meteorological observation stations on Mt. Cho Oyu

STORY: Chinese scientists establish meteorological observation stations on Mt. Cho Oyu DATELINE: Oct. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: MOUNT CHO OYU BASE CAMP, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of a Chinese expedition team scaling Mt. Cho Oyu 2. various of the automatic weather station STORYLINE: A Chinese expedition team reached the peak of Mount Cho Oyu on Sunday and set up an automatic weather station atop this mountain for the first time. The establishment of the weather station is aimed at revealing more about the characteristics of climate change in this extremely high-altitude region. Located on the China-Nepal border, Mt. Cho Oyu is the sixth-highest mountain in the world with an altitude of 8,201 meters. This is the first time Chinese scientists have scaled a peak exceeding 8,000 meters in altitude apart from Mt. Qomolangma, the world's highest summit. The summit of Mt. Cho Oyu is particularly wide and broad similar to a football field, which is very rare among the highest peaks

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Chinese ecological wisdom shines in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau national park

STORY: Chinese ecological wisdom shines in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau national park DATELINE: Sept. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:53 LOCATION: XINING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Sanjiangyuan area 2. various of wild animals 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SUN LIJUN, Deputy director of the Sanjiangyuan National Park management bureau 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SUN LIJUN, Deputy director of the Sanjiangyuan National Park management bureau 5. various of rangers 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YESHE, Local herder STORYLINE: Located at an average altitude of more than 4,700 meters, the Sanjiangyuan National Park is the world's highest national park. The Sanjiangyuan area is known as China's "water tower" as it contains the headwaters of the Yangtze, Yellow and Lancang rivers. It is also home to nearly 70 wildlife species under state protection. Previously, the Sanjiangyuan region experienced significant ecological degradation due to climate change and various human activities, resulting in the vanishing of nu

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S. Korean activists call for peace ahead of 70th anniversary of armistice agreement

STORY: S. Korean activists call for peace ahead of 70th anniversary of armistice agreement DATELINE: July 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of peace march and rally held by South Korean civic activists STORYLINE: South Korean civic activists on Saturday shouted for peace on the Korean Peninsula and in the world ahead of the 70th anniversary of the armistice agreement that ended the 1950-53 Korean War. Peace activists and ordinary people marched hundreds of meters from the Seoul plaza to the Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul to demand eased tensions on the peninsula and settlement of the peninsula issues through dialogue. The participants chanted slogans and held placards saying "Stop hostilities and go for peace now," "Let's open the door to dialogue by stopping combined South Korea-U.S. military exercises," and "Oppose South Korea-U.S.-Japan military cooperation." The march opened a peace rally, organized by the Korea Peace Appeal which is comp

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SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-PEACE RALLY

(230722) -- SEOUL, July 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People participate in a peace rally in Seoul, South Korea, July 22, 2023. South Korean civic activists on Saturday shouted for peace on the Korean Peninsula and in the world ahead of the 70th anniversary of the armistice agreement that ended the 1950-53 Korean War. Peace activists and ordinary people marched hundreds of meters from the Seoul plaza to the Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul to demand eased tensions on the peninsula and settlement of the peninsula issues through dialogue. TO GO WITH "Roundup: S. Korean activists call for peace ahead of 70th anniversary of armistice agreement" (Photo by Yang Chang/Xinhua)

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SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-PEACE RALLY

(230722) -- SEOUL, July 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People participate in a peace rally in Seoul, South Korea, July 22, 2023. South Korean civic activists on Saturday shouted for peace on the Korean Peninsula and in the world ahead of the 70th anniversary of the armistice agreement that ended the 1950-53 Korean War. Peace activists and ordinary people marched hundreds of meters from the Seoul plaza to the Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul to demand eased tensions on the peninsula and settlement of the peninsula issues through dialogue. TO GO WITH "Roundup: S. Korean activists call for peace ahead of 70th anniversary of armistice agreement" (Photo by Yang Chang/Xinhua)

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SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-PEACE RALLY

(230722) -- SEOUL, July 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People participate in a peace rally in Seoul, South Korea, July 22, 2023. South Korean civic activists on Saturday shouted for peace on the Korean Peninsula and in the world ahead of the 70th anniversary of the armistice agreement that ended the 1950-53 Korean War. Peace activists and ordinary people marched hundreds of meters from the Seoul plaza to the Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul to demand eased tensions on the peninsula and settlement of the peninsula issues through dialogue. TO GO WITH "Roundup: S. Korean activists call for peace ahead of 70th anniversary of armistice agreement" (Photo by Yang Chang/Xinhua)

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Vertical recovery tests of launch vehicle successfully conducted in E China

STORY: Vertical recovery tests of launch vehicle successfully conducted in E China DATELINE: April 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: HAIYANG, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the vertical recovery tests of a launch vehicle STORYLINE: Chinese company CAS Space, also known as Zhongke Aerospace, has successfully conducted vertical recovery tests of a launch vehicle in Haiyang, east China's Shandong Province. The test flight simulated and verified rocket launch from land and its landing at sea, focusing on its landing process and the communication and relative measurement technologies impacted by sea clutter. The launch vehicle reached a maximum flight altitude of over 1,000 meters, where it hovered for a while before adjusting its position and descending. Thanks to the engine's reverse thrust, its speed was reduced below 2m/s when approaching the landing platform at sea, before a soft landing ensured by the buffer legs. The whole flight took about 10 minutes before the vehicle landed wit

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China's Guangxi launches shale gas development demonstration project

STORY: China's Guangxi launches shale gas development demonstration project DATELINE: March 31, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:53 LOCATION: LIUZHOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launching ceremony STORYLINE: A promotion ceremony for a shale gas development demonstration project was held Friday in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The project is the first of its kind in Guangxi, a region that is estimated to have more than 1 trillion cubic meters of recoverable shale gas resources. With a planned investment of 3.8 billion yuan (or about 553 million U.S. dollars), the project is expected to be put into use by the end of this year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Liuzhou, China. (XHTV)

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Pit accident kills 3 miners in Spain

STORY: Pit accident kills 3 miners in Spain DATELINE: March 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: (courtesy of Fire Department of the Catalonia region) various of firefighters, ambulances, police, workers and relatives of the victims of the accident at the potash mine company in Suria, near Barcelona on Thursdayvarious of the potash mine company STORYLINE: Three people were killed in a potash mine accident close to Barcelona, northeast Spain, on Thursday morning. Confirming the deaths, the Catalan fire brigade informed that they received the report of the accident at 08:53 local time (0753 GMT) and arrived at the mine with nine rescue vehicles and a medical helicopter. The accident happened around 900 meters underground at the Suria potash mine. The causes are so far unknown. The three victims working for the company ICL Iberia were apparently in a gallery when the roof fell and buried them. Work is underway to recover the bodies, according to the authori

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Chinese civilian rescuers continue search for survivors in Türkiye

STORY: Chinese civilian rescuers continue search for survivors in Türkiye DATELINE: Feb. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of rescue work STORYLINE: A group of the Blue Sky Rescue Team, a Chinese civil relief squad, is searching for survivors in Malatya, Türkiye. Buildings were seriously damaged by the massive earthquakes on Monday. After detecting heat sources by using a life detector, rescuers demolish the surface of buried areas and attempt to enter for searching. Voice of Blue Sky Rescue Team member "This is a hole we dug last night. It's four meters deep. No survivors found. This is a hole we dug today. Further inside, this is a hole we've just searched. No survivors found underneath." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

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China's icebreaker Jidi carries out trial mission

STORY: China's icebreaker Jidi carries out trial mission DATELINE: Jan. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the icebreaker STORYLINE: Jidi, an icebreaker built by China's Sun Yat-sen University is on a trial mission in Liaodong Bay to test its low-temperature navigation and ice-breaking ability. Jidi can break through ice as thick as 2.2 meters. After the trial mission, Jidi will join other Chinese icebreakers to boost the country's polar research and expedition capabilities. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

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Super large rectangular pipe jacking machine rolls off production line in China's Zhengzhou

STORY: Super large rectangular pipe jacking machine rolls off production line in China's Zhengzhou DATELINE: Jan. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: ZHENGZHOU, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China Railway Engineering Equipment Group Co. Ltd. (CREG) 2. various of the equipment 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FAN LEI, Engineer of China Railway Engineering Equipment Group 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN XIANGSHENG, Academician with the Chinese Academy of Engineering STORYLINE: A super large cross-section rectangular pipe jacking machine rolled off the production line in Zhengzhou, China's Henan Province on Friday. The machine, "China Railway 1179," was designed and manufactured by China Railway Engineering Equipment Group (CREG). It's 11.29 meters wide and 13.55 meters high. The machine will be used in the construction of a metro station in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): FAN LEI, Engineer of China Railway Engineering Equipment Group "After this technological bre

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World's biggest photo album in Guinness Book of Records

HANOI, Vietnam - Japanese photographer Hitomi Toyama (C) poses with Vietnamese children in front of the world's largest photo album during a ceremony in Hanoi to mark official recognition of the record by the Guinness Book of Records on April 8. The 26-page album contains 53 photos of Vietnamese women Toyama had taken across Vietnam since 1993. The album, which measures 4 meters by 3 meters and weighs 200 kilograms, will be displayed at a photographic art museum to be built in Hanoi in 2009.

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2 killed after car falls off highway and jumps over train tracks

KOBE, Japan - This aerial photo shows the scene where a car carrying a man and a woman crashed through a barrier (1) on the Hanshin Expressway in Kobe, dropped about a dozen meters on to a parking lot (2) and jumped over train tracks to end up in a bamboo grove (3) on June 28. Tatsuhiro Nikai, 53, an unemployed man from Nishinomiya in Hyogo Prefecture, and his wife Michiko, also 53, were confirmed dead on the spot.

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(3)Japan's H-2A rocket lifts off with 4 satellites

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Japan's fourth H-2A rocket lifted off on Dec. 14 at the Tanegashima Space Center of the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) in Kagoshima Prefecture. The 53-meter two-stage rocket measured around 4 meters in diameter.

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Nagoya station complex wins Guinness entry as largest

NAGOYA, Japan - The ''JR Central Towers'' building complex at JR Nagoya station (in an undated file photo) has entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest facility built over a railway station, Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) said Feb. 27. The complex, consisting of two high-rise buildings 51 stories and 53 stories high respectively, is 245 meters tall with a total floor space of 410,000 square meters. It houses restaurants and offices as well as a department store and a 780-room hotel.

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Nearly completed H-2A rocket transferred to launch site

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Japan's H-2A rocket, which is to be launched on Aug. 25 from Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is set at the launch site at Tanegashima Space Center on Aug. 9. The rocket, an improved version of the domestic, trouble-prone H-2, will be used to launch satellites into orbit. It is about 53 meters high and weighs 285 tons.

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Taliban takes journalists to Bamyan

BAMYAN, Afghanistan - This photo taken March 26 shows the erasure of one of the two giant Buddha statues that were completely destroyed March 14 by Afghanistan's ruling Taliban milita. A group of international journalists flew to Bamyan on March 26 on a chartered Afghan Ariana airliner to see the site. The two Bamyan Buddha statues, which stood 53 meters and 38 meters tall, were erected before the region came under the influence of Islam. Prior to its destruction, the 53-meter statue was the world's tallest Buddha.

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Construction industry turning smart in NE China

STORY: Construction industry turning smart in NE China DATELINE: Nov. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shenyang 2. various of a construction site 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): JIANG HUANHUAN, Chief engineer of Zhonghai Project, China Construction Second Engineering Bureau Ltd. 4. various of Fushun 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): NIU ZHANYU, Secretary general of Shenyang Construction Industry Association STORYLINE: Liaoning Province in northeast China has been developing intelligent construction as China is working to push its construction industry onto a greener, smarter and safer path. At a shopping mall under construction in the provincial capital of Shenyang, technicians are checking the dome installation data collected by an on-site robot. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): JIANG HUANHUAN, Chief engineer of Zhonghai Project, China Construction Second Engineering Bureau Ltd. "Above us is a steel-structured dome with a height of 45 meters. If we carry out measu

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China's 39th Antarctic expedition begins

STORY: China's 39th Antarctic expedition begins DATELINE: Oct. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:53 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of 39th Antarctic expedition setting off 2. various of Antarctic expedition 3. various of Xuelong 2 in 2018 4. various of Xuelong 2 in 2019 STORYLINE: China's research icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, set off from Shanghai on Wednesday, marking the start of the country's 39th Antarctic expedition. A total of 255 researchers will carry out investigations in the fields of atmospheric composition, water environment, sedimentary environment and ecosystem at the South Pole. They will arrive in two batches, with the second batch setting out on next Monday. The expedition team is expected to return to China in early April next year. Xuelong 2 has a total length of about 122 meters, a width of about 22 meters, a designed displacement of nearly 14,000 tonnes and an endurance of 20,000 nautical miles. It's China's first domestically built icebreaker f

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Cuba makes progress in controlling fuel farm fire

STORY: Cuba makes progress in controlling fuel farm fire DATELINE: Aug. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: Havana CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the scene of fuel farm fire in Cuba STORYLINE: Specialists and firefighters from Cuba, Mexico and Venezuela are making progress in controlling the fire at a fuel storage facility in Matanzas Province, according to reports from local authorities on Wednesday. The fire was triggered by a lightning strike on a tank containing 26,000 cubic meters of Cuban oil on Aug. 5, and later consumed three nearby tanks, leaving one dead, 14 missing and 125 injured. Several Cuban Army aircraft continued to pour water over the site, while a Mexican Navy helicopter made a reconnaissance flight Wednesday morning to determine the extent of the damage. Meanwhile, two Mexican ships launched powerful jets of seawater from Matanzas Bay to extinguish some pockets of flames and cool the area, while a Venezuelan hydraulic pump supplied water with chemical foam for the same pur

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China's offshore oil production platform completes float-over installation

STORY: China's offshore oil production platform completes float-over installation DATELINE: Aug. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the platform STORYLINE: The upper block of the Enping 15-1 central platform completed the overall float-over installation on Monday in the eastern waters of the South China Sea. Float-over installation is an efficient large-scale offshore platform installation method. The Enping 15-1 central platform stands in the waters with a depth of 88 meters. It is about 160 meters high from the bottom, with a total weight of more than 30,000 tonnes. The Enping 15-1 central platform is important offshore equipment of the Enping 15-1 oilfield group project. After the first phase of the project is put into use in the second half of this year, the daily oil production of the platform is expected to reach nearly 5,000 tonnes. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tianjin, China. (XHTV)

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Mainland-aided emergency hospital, mobile cabin facility delivered in Hong Kong

STORY: Mainland-aided emergency hospital, mobile cabin facility delivered in Hong Kong DATELINE: May 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:53 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of an emergency hospital and a mobile cabin facility aided by the Chinese mainland in Hong Kong STORYLINE: An emergency hospital and a mobile cabin facility aided by the Chinese mainland were delivered to Hong Kong Friday to support the city's fight against COVID-19. Located in the Lok Ma Chau Loop area, the project covers about 270,800 square meters. It was built by over 20,000 workers from the mainland in some 60 days. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Guangzhou, China. (XHTV)

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Shanghai's largest makeshift hospital put into use to treat COVID-19 patients

STORY: Shanghai's largest makeshift hospital put into use to treat COVID-19 patients DATELINE: April 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the building of the makeshift hospital STORYLINE: The largest makeshift hospital in China's business hub Shanghai was put into use on Saturday to aid the megacity's fight against resurging COVID-19. The hospital, which is converted from the National Exhibition and Convention Center, covers about 600,000 square meters with a capacity of 50,000 beds. More than 25,000 builders from across the country raced against time to complete the construction of the hospital. Shanghai has been reporting a high number of COVID-19 infections since March and has registered over 150,000 COVID-19 infections as of Friday. The Shanghai municipal government said Saturday the city has built over 100 makeshift hospitals for COVID-19 treatment with over 160,000 beds. There are also eight designated hospitals with over 8,000 beds in Shangh